Intel has finally confirmed the launch date for Core-X series.
Intel Skylake-X and Kabylake-X available for sale on June 26th
The i9 series CPU launch will be split into three dates. Every CPU starting from i5-7640X to i9-7900X will be available in stores on June 26th, a week after preorders going live. Meanwhile, the 12-core+ parts will be launched from August to October. In other words, the rumors about 18-core part being delayed till 2018 were untrue. However, there is a very good chance we will be seeing Threadripper with 16-core sooner.
If you were expecting detailed specifications of 12+ core CPUs then I have some bad news. Intel did not disclose anything about those processors apart from what we already knew. This means Intel is still evaluating possible clock speeds.
| Intel Core-X Series Specifications | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Processor | Cores/ Threads | PCIe Lanes | Base Clock | Turbo Clock 2.0 | Turbo Clock 3.0 | Price | Available |
| Core i9-7980XE | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | $1999 | October | |
| Core i9-7960X | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | $1699 | October | |
| Core i9-7940X | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | $1399 | October | |
| Core i9-7920X | TBD | TBD | TBD | $1199 | August | ||
| Core i9-7900X | $999 | June 26th | |||||
| Core i9-7820X | $599 | June 26th | |||||
| Core i9-7800X | – | $389 | June 26th | ||||
| Core i7-7740X | – | $369 | June 26th | ||||
| Core i5-7640X | – | $242 | June 26th | ||||
Intel demoed i9-7980XE CPU with some intense VR content. Whether you need 2000 USD CPU to play No Man’s Sky is a different story.
Here’s the video of the announcement (starts at around 15 minutes):
